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Panic in the Streets
Release Date: July 27, 1950
| Year | : | 1950 |
| Slogan | : | «THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | 20th Century Fox |
| Director | : | Elia Kazan |
| Producers | : | Sol C. Siegel |
| Writers | : | Edward Anhalt, Richard Murphy, Daniel Fuchs, Edna Anhalt |
| RunTime | : | 96 mins. |
One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren, despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try...
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Main Actors
Richard Widmark
Character : Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
Character : Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Character : Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Character : Blackie
Zero Mostel
Character : Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Character : Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
Character : Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr.
Character : Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
Character : Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Character : Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman Cottman
Character : Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John David
Character : Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
William A. Dean
Character : Cortelyou (uncredited)
Robert Dorsen
Character : Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Ehmig
Character : Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
H. Waller Fowler Jr.
Character : Mayor Murray (uncredited)
Darwin Greenfield
Character : Violet (uncredited)
Paul Hostetler
Character : Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
Character : Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Edward Kennedy
Character : Jordan (uncredited)
Mary Liswood
Character : Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
Henry Mamet
Character : Anson (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
Character : Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Ruth Moore Mathews
Character : Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
Character : Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Alex Minotis
Character : John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Rex Moad
Character : Wynant (uncredited)
Ray Müller
Character : Dubin (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
Character : Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Waldo Pitkin
Character : Ben (uncredited)
Tommy Rettig
Character : Tommy Reed (uncredited)
Stanley J. Reyes
Character : Redfield (uncredited)
John Schilleci
Character : Lee (uncredited)
Aline Stevens
Character : Mrs. Rita Mefaris (uncredited)
Al Theriot
Character : Al (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
Character : Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
Arthur Tong
Character : Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang
Character : Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Irvine Vidacovich
Character : Johnston (uncredited)
Juan Villasana
Character : Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
Character : Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)
Val Winter
Character : Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)
Leo Zinser
Character : Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)
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